INSECTS AND THEIR NEAR RELATIVES, 4/ 



Order Chilognatha (Chi-log'na-tha). 



The Millipedes. 



The millipedes differ from the centipedes in having two 

 pairs of legs on each of the body segments except the 

 first three. The body in most of -them is not flattened as 

 with the centipedes, and the antennae are comparatively 

 short and few jointed (Fig. 56). 



Fig. 56.— a Millipede. 



The millipedes, as a rule, live in damp places and feed on 

 decaying vegetable matter. They are harmless, except that 

 occasionally they feed upon growing plants. 



